The Membean Team

Meet the team.

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Membean is a Portland, Oregon based company, providing web based
tools to help students excel at tests. We aim to bring evidence
based, well researched instruction techniques out of learning labs
and into everyday use. We passionately believe that
there are better ways to learn, that time is valuable and
the measure of what you learn is what you retain over the long
term.

Ragav Satish
RAH-ghav suh-TEESH
Ragav has been building large scale software applications for over
a decade. An information junkie at heart, with a voracious
appetite for anything from elegant algorithms to the mating
behavior of fire ants (don’t ask), he’s painfully aware of just
how little of what we read is retained. He set out a few years ago
to bridge the gap between theoretical memory research and
practical, usable tools. Membean is a significant stage in that
journey. Outside of work he’s known to spend time playing with
locks or teaching robotics and computer applications to middle
school kids.

Brett Brunner
bret BROON-er
Brett has been teaching Latin and English vocabulary for over
twenty years. He spent eleven years at Saint Mary’s Hall in San
Antonio, TX, where he presided as the chair of the Language
Department, and taught Latin, etymology, philosophy, world
history, and SAT verbal prep. In June of 2005, Brett was named
Teen Ink’s Educator of the Year. In May of 2010 he was
awarded the Golden Apple teaching award for Tandem Friends School
in Charlottesville, VA, where he currently teaches Latin. Brett
actively writes a
Greek and Latin roots etymology blog.
The character of Mr. Brunner in The Lightning Thief is
based upon him. Brett also coaches soccer, has homeschooled his
sons, and runs an organic sheep, chicken, and vegetable farm. He
holds an M.A. in English from the University of Virginia.

Advisory Board

Mark Oronzio
mahrk o-RON-zee-o
Mark has held executive level business development positions for 20
years. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President of Inspiration
Software. Mark's success at Inspiration has positioned him as an expert
in the education technology industry.
He’s
@MarkOronzio on
Twitter.
Mark's idea of fun is climbing rocks with no ropes or jumping off boats
and staying submerged for long periods while playing tag with tiger
sharks. He's a good guy to have on your side if you want to navigate the
murky waters of the education bureaucracy.